Engelsk titel: Ward managers' working conditions and educational needs
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Författare:
Berntsson L
;
Furåker C
Email: carina.furaker@fhs.gu.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 31
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 03073052
Sammanfattning
The aim of the study was to analyse
ward managers’working conditions
to lead a nurse care organisation in
a small hospital in Western Sweden.
Twenty-one of 22 ward managers
answered a questionnaire. The
results are presented under two
headings: working conditions and
educational needs. Ward managers
have been given more responsibility
and new tasks in an increasingly
decentralised organisation. A lack
of competent personnel is considered
a crucial obstacle to reach the
work goals. Competence in leadership,
to organise and to lead, to
inform and to give advice, and to
develop employees’skills are regarded
as the most important tasks. A
good leader is supposed to be a distinct
and diplomatic person who
can delegate, listen, support and
value his/her colleagues’capabilities.
Knowledge about conflict-solving
and management of the economy
were prioritised as educational
needs. Half of the ward managers
experienced an imbalance between
responsibility and power in
their management role. Higher education,
professional networks, mentors
and experience-based skills
appear to be necessary for mastering
the increased demands from
the hospital management and the
ward personnel.